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THE LADY OF GARAYE
by Norton, The Hon. Mrs. (Caroline Norton. 1808-1877)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Repaired crack to the upper joints, minor rubbing, but an attractive and unusual binding
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Macmillan and Co, 1862. First edition. Repaired crack to the upper joints, minor rubbing, but an attractive and unusual binding. First edition. xix, (xx)-128p. Portrait frontispiece and two other plates by Norton. Rebound without the final ads in full brown morocco, painted and gilt, the spine vertically titled in gilt, the covers with a black frame outlined with decorative rules, the central panel in a diapered pattern alternating rows of black compartments with silver fleur-de-lys and brown compartments with gold fleur-de-lys, the endpapers of colorful flowers highlighted in gold, all edges gilt and gauffered with repeating rosettes. The story is of a French countess who founded a hospital for the poor. Colbeck p. 616.
With the bookplate of Rauri McLean.
With the bookplate of Rauri McLean.
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- First Folio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23899
- Title
- THE LADY OF GARAYE
- Author
- Norton, The Hon. Mrs. (Caroline Norton. 1808-1877)
- Book Condition
- Used - Repaired crack to the upper joints, minor rubbing, but an attractive and unusual binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1862
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- FINE BINDINGS;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Poor
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Bookplate
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- Spine
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